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It's about the
new Electric Rabbit.
The display screen shows how
many corks you can pull before
re-charging. The compact
design is up to 3 inches shorter
tha n other electric corkscrews.
The recessed spiral fits neatly
over a wine bottle. The Electric
Rabbit has plenty to be abuzz
a bout.
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G THE NEW YORKER 1 DECEMBER G, 2010
CONTRIBUTORS
Jeffrey Toobin (Comment, p. 27) is a
staff writer. His books include "Too
Close to Calf' and "The Nine: Inside
the Secret World of the Supreme
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ourt.
Tom Bissell ("A Simple Medium,"
p. 34) is the author of five books, includ-
ing "The Father of All Things" and
"Extra Lives: Why Video Games Mat-
ter," which orginated in a New Yorker
piece from 2008.
Allison Silverman (Shouts &Murmurs,
p. 42) has written for "The Colbert Re-
port" and "The Daily Show with Jon
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tewart.
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Town, p. 28) is a member of the maga-
zine's editorial staff
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novel, "Starting from Happy," is due out
next summer.
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p. 32) is the author of "The Wisdom of
Crowds."
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has published seven collections of po-
etry, including "Messenger: New and
Selected Poems 1976-2006."
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is the author of three books, including
'When Hollywood Had a King."
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p. 62) recently published "The Silent
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working on a novel. This is his first
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elist and critic. "Yours Ever: People and
Their Letters" comes out in paperback
in December.
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magazine. He is working on a book
about the role of race in pop music.
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trator. "The Adventures of Mark Twain
by Huckleberry Finn," a children's book,
will be published in March.
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